Moving a parent or other loved one into a nursing home is often emotionally difficult — and the problems that many nursing homes have with substandard care and inadequate staffing don’t make it any easier. In order to make sure that your loved one is in a nursing home where he or she will be happy and healthy, the most…
Emotional abuse is often harder to spot than physical abuse — which is why it can be a serious problem for nursing home residents. These residents have to rely on staff members, including aides and nurses, for most of their daily needs. That dependency makes the elderly susceptible to various forms of abuse. Psychological mistreatment can involve: Intimidation through yelling,…
Nursing homes need plenty of staff members to provide the compassionate care that elderly and disabled residents need. Unfortunately, many of Ohio’s nursing homes are woefully understaffed. That’s a situation that could leave hundreds of residents with inadequate care on a daily basis. According to a recent report, out of 56 nursing homes in central Ohio, at least 22 had…
If your parent is in a nursing home, how can you tell the difference between an occasional minor lapse in the quality of services and a serious sign of neglect? The sad reality is that many seniors aren’t able to speak for themselves. Many suffer from dementia or ailments that impair their abilities to effectively communicate their problems. It’s important…
Most people have never seen a bed sore — so it’s hard to recognize what’s happening when a loved one first develops them. For the most part, human bodies are fairly resilient. However, as people age, their skin becomes a lot more fragile. When there’s friction or pressure on the skin for an extended period, the surface tissue and muscle…
Many people in the Cleveland area believe that they do not need to research highly ranking nursing homes as thoroughly as lower ranking facilities. However, you should not rely on ratings alone to determine if your loved one should become a resident. Nursing home abuse and neglect happen in assisted living and nursing homes all over the country. Some of…
If you have to go into a nursing home tomorrow for any reason — whether you’re looking at a short stint following a hip replacement or long-term care — your odds of being abused might be as high as 30 percent. If you think that sounds awful, it actually sounds even worse when you look closer at the figures behind…
A former nursing assistant at an Ohio nursing home was handed an 18-month prison sentence and will be placed on the sex offender registry for 15 years — the maximum possible sentence he could receive for groping a nurse and masturbating on her as a first-time offender. However, questions remain about whether or not he’s truly a first-time offender —…
Do you suspect that a friend or relative is being abused or neglected at his or her nursing home? If so, it may be up to you to speak up and stop the abuse. Fortunately, in Ohio, you have the right to alert authorities to suspected nursing home abuse no matter what your relationship to the victim (which means you…